1994 Chevrolet Sonoma recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-19. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Brakes (5), Hydraulic (5), Lights (1), Visibility (wipers / glass) (1), Engine (1).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
Read recent complaints (7)
12/12/2000 · Lights
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IF CONSUMER JIGGLES CIRCUIT BOARD THEY WILL COME BACK ON. BUT, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED TWICE AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS WERE REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. JIGGLING THE CIRCUIT BOARD IS THE ONLY SOLUTION SO FAR. ALSO BACK UP LIGHT SWITCH FAILED AND WAS REPLACE…
08/27/1999 · Engine
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY NOTICED THAT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD THE ENGINE REPLACED. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT A LINE/HOSE TO THE ENGINE WAS NOT ATTACHED PROPERLY . *AK
11/12/1997 · Brakes
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP CONTINUOUSLY, ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON ONE OCCASION DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER PROBLEMS CONTINUE.
07/22/1997 · Brakes
DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE KEPT ON ROLLING ABOUT 20-30 FEET. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ONCE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED. *AK
01/24/1997 · Brakes · crash
BRAKES FAILED WHEN CONSUMER PUSHED ON PEDAL, VEHICLE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A MISHAP. *AK
12/23/1996 · Brakes
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, WHEN BRAKES ARE USED THEY LOCK UP, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERS THEY SAID THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN. *AK
10/01/1996 · Brakes · crash
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED SIX TIMES, ONCE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.